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Gathering Inn dispute persists as public speakers urge collaboration and court tentatively favors operator
Summary
Public comment at the council meeting focused heavily on the ongoing litigation between the city, the Western Placer Unified School District and The Gathering Inn over a proposed medical respite/low‑barrier shelter. Advocates urged the council to end litigation and collaborate; city responses disputed claims of threats and clarified licensing and
Several members of the public used the council’s non‑agenda public‑comment period on Tuesday to speak about the ongoing dispute between the City of Lincoln, the Western Placer Unified School District and The Gathering Inn over a proposed medical‑respite and shelter facility.
Darlene Colvin, identified in the meeting as “chief philanthropy, marketing and communications officer at The Gathering Inn,” urged the council to stop litigation and work collaboratively. “Now is the time to turn the page, put away the litigation that drains public resources, and move toward a collaborative approach that puts people first,” Colvin said, and she described medical respite services that provide “compassion, stability, dignity in their final days,” and said 28 individuals…
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